The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-08-10
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The Virginia Democratic Convention Is
supposed to have indicated the way for
the Democracy to travel in 1898. In de-
manding the immediate repeal of the in
ternal revenue system, however, the De-
mocracy of Virginia have probably struck
the biggest kind of Democratic snag.-
A portion of the party, of which Mr..
Randall is the head, undoubtedly does de-
mand the abolition of the internal reye-
nue. system. But much larger portion,
including the whisky ring, not only does
not second the demand, but will see to 1t
that the Convention of 1883 does not sec
ond that demand. Distilling is now a
monopoly second only to the Standard
OH Company, and we venture to predict
that these twin monopolies will have a
! great deal more influence in the Demo-
cratic Convention of 1888 than old Vir-
g'nia.
! But the tariff resolution adopted by
the Virginia lConvention seems TO suit
some of oar Democratic contemporaries
very we'll. Substantially it is this: ALI
Federal revenue to be derived from du-
ties on imports, limited to the necessi-
ties of government economically admin
istered, and adjusted to prevent unequal
burdens, while encouraging productive
interests at home. This is substantially
the platform upon which Messrs. Car
Isle, Morrison, Hurd, and others stood
and fought the campaign of 1881 Its
beauty lies in the case with which free
trade Democrat can construe it to mean
tariff for revenue only, or protective
tariff Democrat can Interpret it to mean
tariff for protection. Tho "Times''
says it is drawn on "the safety line, .
and further, that unless the Democrats
adopt the same policy they will lose
every northern State, the two Virginias,
and render Louisiana, Tennessee and
North Carolina doubtful. IT even sup
poses that with any other tariff policy
the Democrats may lose Berks, Lehigh
and Northampton, in this State. Moth
ing 80 disastrous has ever occurred to MS
in this connection. But as Democratic
paper foreshadows it in certain con-
tingency, we must give it serious
thought
Upon the whole it takes very little to
make protective tariff Democratic edi-
tor happy. AS we have said, the vir-
ginia Democrats have copied the Demo-
c,atic tariff plank Of 1884. After ADOPT
ing that plank. Mr.. Watterson went
home and told his readers that it meant
tariff for revenue only. Mr.. Morri. IN
went home and said the same thing. Mr..
Carlisle went hr ne and made the same
declaration. MFR. Randall came home
and told his wing of the party that it
meant protection to home enterprise and
labor. Editor S.1gerly grumbled lit
tie, but seid it certainly committed the
party to an adjustment Of the tariff on a
revenue basis. So we begin to see what
editor Mcclure means by "the safety
limit" He means that the Democrats
have no choice unless they adopt tariff
policy which to free trader means free
trade. and to a protectionist means pro-
lection. In other words. the Democrats
cannot succeed if they go to the people
on square issue. According to 'Tht
Tim !, safety for the party lies in mon
keying with the English language tc
such an extent that it can be made tc
mean anything or nothing. 1t seems tc
us that we have heard before that Ian
guage was N ode to conceal ideas. There
is nothing original in the discovery OF
s'The Times. "-[Phila. North Amer
can.